When your doctor discharges you from the hospital, the last thing you want is to end up back in the hospital. It makes sense that for the best outcome and to reduce your chances of a readmission, you need to follow your doctor’s instructions. But the majority of patients don’t understand discharge instructions. What happens […]
Hospital Issues
Can Hospitals Make You Sick?
Can hospitals make you sick? Sadly, yes. We would all like to think that hospitals are sterile places that couldn’t possibly make us sicker. Unfortunately, the opposite can be true. Although there are many ways patients can get worse while in the hospital, this post focuses on preventable hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) – also referred to […]